The Isaiah 58 Project

https://oaklandside.org/2024/08/30/tiny-home-shelter-companies-oakland-california-fbi/ #:~:text=One%20way%20that%20cities%20and,selling%20these%20products%20have%20proliferated.
How small shelters for homeless people in California became big business

By Natalie Orenstein

Camp Resolution
Sacramento homeless camp ordered to vacate

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/mountain/news/2021/06/10/musician-lives-in-van-to-save-money-for-violin
Boone musician lives in van to save money for violin

Homelessness is on the rise in the North Carolina mountains. Shelters are at capacity nearly all year round.

Timothy Kelley

Governor Gavin Newsom

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/us/newsom-homeless-california.html
Newsom Orders California Officials to Remove Homeless Encampments

Sold on a Promise | Part 1: How city officials across N.C. set aside $12 million for the homeless — and got nothing

https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/sold-on-a-promise-part-1-how-city-officials-across-n-c-set-aside-12-million-for-the-homeless-and-got-nothing/
by Lexi Solomon, Laura Hackett and April Laissle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RNQIQ2U4NY

New policy prohibits homeless from staying at CLT airport Changes are on the way for Charlotte Douglas International Airport after officials implemented a new policy that prevents people experiencing homelessness fr...

HOMELESSNESS

https://abc11.com/post/manna-church-operations-fayetteville-day-resource-center-shelter/15017042/?

Fayetteville Day Resource Center now run by Manna Church The center says it will collaborate with other agencies to help clients find shelter

https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/cumberland-county-news/fayetteville-homeless-center-now-under-new-management/?

Fayetteville homeless center now under new management The Fayetteville Day Resource Center for the unhoused community is now under new management.

Homeless people can be ticketed for sleeping outside, Supreme Court rules

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/homeless-grants-pass-oregon-supreme-court/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syT5fLsgGpA

Opening Plenary | 2024 Innovations & Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness Day one plenary presentations from the 2024 Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness conference, featuring the opening keynote from CEO,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VW01VCHtWQ

Day 2 Plenary | 2024 Innovations & Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness Day 2 plenary presentations from the 2024 Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness conference, featuring:- Steve Berg, Chief Policy Offi...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcbKmDjgAI

Closing Plenary | 2024 Innovations & Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness Closing plenary presentations from the 2024 Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness conference, featuring:- Chandra Crawford, Chief Equ...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/homeless-woman-was-living-inside-michigan-rooftop-store-sign-with-computer-and-coffee-maker/ar-BB1m6STA?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Homeless woman was living inside Michigan rooftop store sign with computer and coffee maker Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old woman was living inside the business sign, with enough space for a computer, printer and coffee maker, police said. “She was homeless,” Officer Brennon Warren of the Midl...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/us-homeless-encampments-companies-profiting-sweeps

Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps Public spending on private sweep contractors is soaring across the state – and unhoused people allege poor treatment

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/housing/sf-accuses-homeless-shelter-operator-of-six-figure-fraud/article_35034670-0be7-11ef-a83b-db135c690573.html

SF homeless-shelter operator accused of $100K fraud Nonprofit runs a family shelter and a navigation center.

https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/cumberland-county-commissioners-raise-concerns-of-net-loss-in-lease-terms-with-nonprofit,81264

CUMBERLAND COMMISSIONERS
County commissioners raise concerns of ‘net loss’ in lease terms with nonprofit
By Lexi Solomon

As the board considered during its Monday meeting whether to approve a new three-year lease the county has with the nonprofit Cumberland County Communicare, which provides social services and juvenile crime prevention programs, some commissioners were skeptical of the lease’s generous terms.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/24/camping-homelessness-grants-pass-housing/

Criminalizing camping won’t end homelessness. Here’s what will.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/demonstrators-show-support-homeless-supreme-232949701.html

Demonstrators show support for the homeless as Supreme Court hears case Rallies were held in various cities across the country as the Supreme Court considered the most significant case on homelessness in decades.

https://ncnewsline.com/2024/04/26/the-wasteful-and-shortsighted-folly-of-criminalizing-homelessness/

The wasteful and shortsighted folly of criminalizing homelessness • NC Newsline NC Newsline is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. NC Newsline maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Rob Schofield for questions: [email protected]. Follow NC Newsline on Facebook and Twitter.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/another-raleigh-homeless-camp-gets-171509442.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIn1fPyXAh-wxf3Gpe-ZSdnRhDaj0v5vDa2xfQYhWi9c5VU5IMUx-vjUnEjfxVYmEu47dp9KOjc9GxL9_RRyWFyQzSBwqOlFmZx16isLkK_Y37qgHMU-YIVDIm3muHFb-_YB2xcDnObFZtDYS4mHPveuNB13jvuFaABUjzKJ9ns2

Another Raleigh homeless camp gets cleared. There’s a better option.
By Ned Barnett

John Valdez, a 63-year-old Army veteran struggling with lung cancer, is one of more than 35 people who are living in tents on a grassy area at the intersection of Highways 70 and 401. Several trees on the property owned by the state Department of Transportation are marked with a notice that says: “This encampment is illegal and must be dismantled by 10 a.m. April 23, 2024.” If not, the notice says, Raleigh police will remove the camp.

“They want the homeless to be out of sight and out of mind,” said Patrick O’Neill, a co-founder of the Charlie Mulholland Catholic Worker House in Garner, who has helped those living in the camp. “Don’t kick people out of a place where they are not doing any harm.”

https://www.cumberlandcountync.gov/docs/default-source/community-development-documents/annual_action_plan/2024-annual-action-plan-draft5dbbc6d3527a453dac81696fc6d88dd0.pdf

Annual Action Plan 2024 DRAFT

Introduction

Cumberland County's Community Development Department acts as the grant administrator for entitlement funds awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In compliance with HUD regulations, the County must prepare an Annual Action Plan detailing proposed projects for the Program Year (PY)/Fiscal Year (FY). This plan is a necessary component of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan (5-Year Strategic Plan), outlining priority needs, goals, and objectives that Cumberland County plans to accomplish to meet the needs of the community over the five-year period. This Annual Action Plan covers the PY 2024 grant cycle, marking the fifth and final year of progress towards the goals set in the Consolidated Plan. The grant cycle will run from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.

Cumberland County receives two HUD entitlement grants outlined in the Action Plan:

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): The CDBG program aims to enhance urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities. Projects funded under CDBG must meet one of three National Objectives: benefit low- and moderate-income individuals, aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or address urgent community development needs where other financial resources are not available.

• Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME): The HOME program aims to increase the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing for low-income individuals.

For the PY 2024 grant cycle, Cumberland County expects to receive approximately $930,856 in CDBG funds and $459,564 in HOME funds (Allocations are pending and could change). Additionally, HUD has allocated an extra $1,435,021 in HOME funds through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021. Supplemental funding from HUD, including Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities (CARES) Act, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, further supports the goals of the Consolidated Plan.

Cumberland County also secures funding from other sources to address community needs. This includes competitive grants such as the Continuum of Care Program grant, supporting housing programs and the local Continuum of Care (CoC). The County also allocates general funds to aid the homeless population. The Community Development Department oversees these programs, providing direct assistance to residents and partnering with various private and public entities, including for-profits, nonprofits, local governments, and agencies like the local housing authority, to fulfill these initiatives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYTA7ol5aBI

Inside the Oregon city at the center of the Supreme Court's homelessness case The city of Grants Pass, Oregon, is now at the center of a key Supreme Court case that could determine how cities across the country approach the homelessnes...

https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/cumberland-county-preparing-to-roll-out-mobile-app-for-better-residential-engagement,78833

Cumberland County, NC
American Rescue Plan Act Funds (ARPA)

City of Fayetteville, NC
2024-2025 Annual Action Plan Funding
https://www.fayettevillenc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/25018/638430947117800000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiJqL-c9zrA

Supreme Court weighs in on homeless rights dispute ABC News’ Devin Dwyer discusses the homelessness epidemic and how law enforcement is attempting to clear out encampments.SUBSCRIBE to GMA's YouTube page: htt...

https://www.streetroots.org/news/2024/04/03/homelessness-grants-pass-will-go-supreme-court
A Grants Pass case before the Supreme Court will decide if punishing homeless residents is cruel and unusual

The Oregon town’s homeless residents say it is impossible to avoid being punished for having no place to live

by Jeremiah Hayden |

Helen Cruz has been repeatedly fined for sleeping in Grants Pass, despite having no other place to go. Between house cleaning jobs, Cruz delivers 100 food boxes once a week to people in parks.

https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/03/va-aims-house-41000-homeless-veterans-2024/394933/
VA aims to house 41,000 homeless veterans in 2024